Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-18
FLORIDA.

A movement to secure new charter is
on foot at Gainesville.
Several gentlemen went in sea bathing
near Pensacola Sunday.
At Gainesville city taxes are being paid
more promptly this year than ever before
Pine Level Times: The prairies are
full of men killing plumed birds, two men
to every bird, and two birds to every
plume, and two plumes TO every ten
cents of profit made by the business.
r. W. Lamb, a young man who has been
in the employ of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, with headquarters at
Gainesville, has come to grief. He is said
TO be short in his accounts over 5000. As
he had shaken the dust of Gainesville off
his feet, he was arrested In Orlando last
Friday. Sheriff Wlenges went for him
Sunday and returned to Gainesville Mon
| day.
The Naples company are spending over
5000 per day and are determined to make
success OF their enterprise. They have
changed the name of the pass (Gordon's)
to Naples pass, and the beautiful bay
! CON DR.. Harris lands back OF Naples J to
| Naples bay, Naples oysters are excel
| lieut. and abundant. An oyster indus
| try will be started TO supply the market
| at Key West.
Oranges in small lots continue to come
| down from the groves up the st. Johns
| river, and the entire crop VIII soon have
| been shipped to market. The people up
| that way are now turning their attention
| TO vegetables, and a large quantity oil
| cRbbages, Gucumberes. etc., VIII soon be
| shipped. A few Of the growers are
| already shipping, and are getting good re-
| turns for their truck.
The st. Augustine Improvement Com
| amy has obtained titles to all of the
marsh lands bordering on Maria Sanchez
| creek, south of Bridge street. The work
OF filing In has already been commenced,
and the property will be greatly i'm
| proved and Made valuable for building
purposes by the above named company,
/ besides adding considerable TO the valua,
| tion OF that city and its taxable property
Great preparations are being made for
/ the erection OF Mr.. Flagler's New Alcazar
| at ST. Augustine. A large force of work
men are employed In levelIng off the
I grounds, and Two large derricks, with
/ stationary engines, have already been
| placed on the grounds. The Alcazar will
| almost rival the Ponce de Leon in magui.
| tude. The pay roll Of the Ponce de Leon
| now amounts 10 about 81, 400 daily, nearly
800 men being employed on the work al
| present.
On Drayton Island, near Palatka, is the
! ETONt anu VI LII Il tllliLs his OTdnke
| trees are In most hourishng condition,
and give promise Of large crop next
season. The trees are the largest in
| Florida for their age. The doctor has
about $1,000 head OF cabbage, which will
soon be ready for the market. Although
the weather has been exceedingly dry,
the trees and the vegetables on his place
show no signs OF 1t, fact the doctor at
| tributes to the use OF land plaster.
The first annual session OF the Mount
Dora Sunday School Assembly VIII be
held at their grounds, near Mount Dora,
1 commencing on Tuesday, April 8, and
| continuing to and including Thursday,
! April IA. The grounds ARE beautifully
located between Lakes Dora and Gertrude
! and on the Sanford and Lake Eustis di.
vision or the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key w est road. While the assembly ia
under the fostering care OF the CongreRa-
tional church OF Florida, people OF all de.
nominations, and OF none, Will be heartily
welcomed.
The Tampa Tribune says that It is un-
derstood that the Duke Of Sutherland
whose yacht, the Sans Puer, is now in the
bay, has SO lar fallen in love with Florida
that be has instructed an agent 10 pur
chase for MIN 10000 acres OF land. anC
that he Will next season try TO induce 4
! large number Of wealthy Engl shmen x